When you decide to build a garden from scratch, you'll quickly find yourself facing some big decisions. For one, should you plant in the ground or build raised beds? And if you go with raised beds, ...

Choosing the right wood for your raised garden beds is no small matter. Depending on what wood you go with, you could enjoy your raised beds for many, many years to come - or discover that you have to ...

Does the type of lumber used in making a raised bed for growing vegetables matter? I was hoping to recycle some lumber, but what I've collected is painted and may or may not be treated. Does the age ...

The raised garden bed is not a new concept. It’s likely raised beds were originally used to deal with poor or rocky soil, poor drainage, erosion and soil compaction. And those are still important ...

Raised beds can make gardening easy for a number of reasons. They warm up faster in the spring, they are easier to weed and maintain, and they give a garden a nice, organized look. Also, the soil does ...

I must admit that I wasn’t getting the raised bed trend at first. But then I don’t garden on rock-hard soil, in soggy situations or pure sand either. But for wanna-be gardeners living with less than ...

Gardener warns of using 'toxic' treated wood for raised plant beds - 'paid the price!' Raised plant beds are ideal for growing fruit and vegetables in the garden, and they can even be made from ...

At a recent environmental conference sponsored by a group called Beyond Pesticides, I attended a workshop on wood safety. About 50 people were gathered for this workshop, which presented alternatives ...